PA Senate Bill 1182: An Act providing for the medical use of cannabis in the Commonwealth of PA. This link has the Bill Information and History. This 2013-14 "medical marijuana" bill passed the Senate, 43-7, in September 2014 but did not move to the House. In October 2014, this bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee, where it is pending.

DRUG FREE ACTION ALLIANCE POLICY STATEMENT:
Marijuana should be subject to the same
research, consideration and study as any other potential medicine, under the
standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Legalizing marijuana
for medical use should not be decided by legislative or voter initiative.

On Jan 30, 2013, Gov Tom Corbett unveiled his proposal for privatizing the PA Liquor stores. Read the details on Gov Corbett's webpage. Read CPA Position Paper on privatization to get the facts about how privatization is linked to underage drinking. We urge you to educate yourself and then to contact your legislator with your views.

CPA's position against privatization is based on the recommendations and findings of the Center for Disease Control's Task Force on Community Preventive Services (February 2011.) In summary,

"Based on its charge to identify effective disease and injury prevention measures, the Task Force on Community Preventive Servicesrecommends against the further privatization of alcohol sales in settings with current government control of retail sales, based on strong evidence that privatization results in increased per capita alcohol consumption, a well-established proxy for excessive consumption." http://www.thecommunityguide.org/alcohol/privatization.html

Also see "Underage Drinking in PA: The Facts" by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), September 2011. From this article: "Underage drinking cost the citizens of Pennsylvania $2.1 billion in 2010. These costs include medical care, work loss, and pain and suffering associated with the multiple problems resulting from the use of alcohol by youth."